7: IT Workforce Management

Ensure the availability of IT human capital capable of meeting the goals and DOI mission challenges.

The goal of the Skilled Workforce focus area is to ensure the availability of IT human capital capable of meeting IT goals and DOI mission challenges. This focus area includes: Improvement of IT workforce identification, assessment and reporting capabilities; Ensuring that robust IT professional development programs are available; Strengthening and leveraging IT project management skills; and Developing and implementing competitive compensation programs.

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A well-trained, experienced workforce is vital to providing excellence in IT services. Key focus areas include staffing, IT skills and competencies, role-based training, and succession planning. IT workforce management will build on Department-wide human capital management successes to leverage the capabilities of this critical resource.Success in this area must also take into account changes to business processes, workloads and required skill sets that will result from implementation of enterprise initiatives, modernization blueprints and E-Government initiatives.The “People Capability Maturity Model” is used to measure Interior’s progress in the Skilled Workforce focus area.

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1: Study

2: Plan

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